Jorge Colberg
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** ******* ****
City: Fort Myers
State: FL
Zip: 33905
Country: USA
Phone: 239-***-****
Skill Level: Senior
Salary Range: $70,000
Willing to Relocate
Primary Skills/Experience:
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Educational Background:
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Job History / Details:
Jorge H. Colberg,Ph.D
*********@********.*** 239-***-****
Education
1982
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology
New York University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Dissertation: Socio-Cultural Attributions of Mental Illness, A Comparative Study on Tolerance of Deviance
1981
Post Doctoral Externship, Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic
Intensive one-year program in Structural Family Therapy. Emphasis on clinical, supervisory, and theoretical skills pertaining to a systems conceptualization of the family and therapeutic process.
1980
Clinical Internship, Morrisania Neighborhood Family Care Center, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY
License
Department of Health, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Lic # 911
Languages
Excellent verbal and writing skills in Spanish and English
Summary of Interests and Experiences
- Family therapy training, supervision, clinical issues and practice. Systems conceptions of the psychotherapeutic process, theoretic and practical issues.
- Shamanic approaches to the treatment of -mental- problems as practiced by indigenous peoples in the Amazon basin.
- Theoretical and research issues in the field of socionomics.
- Teaching courses in Psychology and Social Sciences in the New York City Public College system, and in the Ph.D. program of the Centro Caribeno de Estudios Postgraduados in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- Years of supervision and project management experience in the Construction and Development Field, specifically in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Involved in all areas of restauration of historical structures from conception to completion.
- Host Live Call-in Talk Show on Family Life 98.6 FM San Juan, PR "Cosa de Familia"
Specific Professional Experience
2012 - Present - Investigation / Research
2006 - 2012
Investor/ land developer rural property in the Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica. Directed infrastructure including roads, electricity, water and normalization of zoning. Also created a 7000 tree commercial papaya plantation.
2000 - 2006
Self Employed. Real Estate / Historical Buildings Developer, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Created a portfolio of historical properties. Managed over 40 units/ employed 18 sub-contractors. Buildings met or exceeded the standards of historical renovation by the Puerto Rico Institute of Culture.
1988 - 1989
Adjunct Faculty, Centro Caribeno de Estudios Postgraduados (formerly Carlos Albizu University ) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Taught courses in Clinical and Therapeutic Models to students in graduate degree program.
1984 - 2000
Self Employed. Psychologist, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Private practice of therapy, particularly around interpersonal types of problems and issues. Saw individuals, couples and families, mostly from a systemic approach.
Consultant psychologist, Department of Family Services, Community Education Program, San Juan Puerto Rico. Member of consulting team of psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers. Participated in planning and implementation of educational program mainly geared to municipal workers and government agencies. Participated in the supervision and planning of mental health services through community centers.
1980 - 1984
Staff Psychologist / Family Supervisor, Department of Psychiatry, Gouverneur Hospital, New York, NY. Member of the Mobile Crisis and Family Therapy Units. Responsibilities included visiting patients in the community, making evaluations, and providing clinical services. Additional responsibilities included supervision and training of staff in Family Therapy, both through live supervision and seminars.
Personal
Married, 4 children / 2 adults & 2 underage and 3 grandchildren
Activities/Interests
- Research in Psychology/Mindfulness & its relevance as a means for change in individuals and organizations
- Technical Trading Systems/ Socionomics/ psychological aspects involved in trading
- Commercial gardening practices
- Literature & History